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Red Dawn Over China
How Communism Conquered a Quarter of Humanity
Häftad, 2026
230 kr
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A FINANCIAL TIMES HIGHLIGHT FOR 2026 'The most important reappraisal of modern China to appear in years' PETER FRANKOPAN, author of The Silk Roads and The Earth TransformedFrom renowned, prize-winning historian Frank Dikötter – ‘the historian of China’ (Spectator) – a commanding new history of …
China After Mao
The Rise of a Superpower
Häftad, 2023
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
159 kr
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'A revolutionary book' Sunday Times'A pulsating account' Peter Frankopan*A SPECTATOR AND NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR*How did the People’s Republic of China transform from a backwater economy in the 1970s into the world superpower of today? Drawing on hundreds of previously unseen archival …
Mao's Great Famine
The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62
Häftad, 2017
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)
215 kr
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WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE ‘A gripping and masterful portrait of the brutal court of Mao, based on new research but also written with great narrative verve' Simon Sebag Montefiore'Harrowing and brilliant' Ben Macintyre‘A critical contribution to Chinese history' Wall Street JournalBetween …
Tragedy of Liberation
A History of the Chinese Revolution 1945-1957
Häftad, 2017
4,5 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)
206 kr
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The second installment in 'The People's Trilogy', the groundbreaking series from Samuel Johnson Prize-winning author Frank Dikötter‘For anyone who wants to understand the current Beijing regime, this is essential background reading’ Anne Applebaum‘Essential reading for all who want to understand …
Cultural Revolution
A People's History, 1962—1976
Häftad, 2017
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
191 kr
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Acclaimed by the Daily Mail as 'definitive and harrowing', this is the final volume of ‘The People’s Trilogy', begun by the Samuel Johnson prize-winning Mao's Great Famine.'The seminal English language work on the subject’ Sunday Times‘A major contribution to scholarship on modern China, one that …
Red Dawn Over China
How Communism Conquered a Quarter of Humanity
Inbunden, 2026
300 kr
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A FINANCIAL TIMES HIGHLIGHT FOR 2026 'The most important reappraisal of modern China to appear in years' PETER FRANKOPAN, author of The Silk Roads and The Earth TransformedFrom renowned, prize-winning historian Frank Dikötter – ‘the historian of China’ (Spectator) – a commanding new history of …
Red Dawn Over China
The Unlikely Rise of the Chinese Communist Party
Häftad, 2027
171 kr
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A FINANCIAL TIMES HIGHLIGHT FOR 2026 'The most important reappraisal of modern China to appear in years' PETER FRANKOPAN, author of The Silk Roads and The Earth TransformedFrom renowned, prize-winning historian Frank Dikötter – ‘the historian of China’ (Spectator) – a commanding new history of …
Red Dawn Over China: How Communism Conquered a Quarter of Humanity
Inbunden, 2026
373 kr
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Imperfect Conceptions
Medical Knowledge, Birth Defects, and Eugenics in China
Inbunden, 1998
1346 kr
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In 1995 the People's Republic of China passed a controversial Eugenics Law, which, after a torrent of international criticism, was euphemistically renamed the Maternal and Infant Health Law. Aimed at "the implementation of premarital medical checkups" to ensure that neither partner has any …
Crime, Punishment, and the Prison in Modern China
Inbunden, 2002
1346 kr
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Based on extensive research and many newly discovered sources, Crime, Punishment, and the Prison in Modern China examines the radical changes in Chinese society during the first half of the twentieth century through the lens of the Chinese prison system. More than a simple history of prison rules …
The Age of Openness: China Before Mao
Häftad
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
635 kr
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Cultures of Confinement
A History of the Prison in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
Inbunden, 2007
1219 kr
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Prisons are on the increase from the United States to China, as ever-larger proportions of humanity find themselves behind bars. While prisons now span the world, we know little about their history in global perspective. Rather than interpreting the prison's proliferation as the predictable result …
Mao's Great Famine
The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62
E-bok, 2010
214 kr
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WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE ''A gripping and masterful portrait of the brutal court of Mao, based on new research but also written with great narrative verve'' Simon Sebag Montefiore ''Harrowing and brilliant'' Ben Macintyre ''A critical contribution to Chinese history'' Wall Street Journal …
Tragedy of Liberation
A History of the Chinese Revolution 1945-1957
E-bok, 2013
214 kr
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The second installment in ''The People''s Trilogy'', the groundbreaking series from Samuel Johnson Prize-winning author Frank Dikötter ''For anyone who wants to understand the current Beijing regime, this is essential background reading'' Anne Applebaum ''Essential reading for all who want to …
Cultural Revolution
A People's History, 1962—1976
E-bok, 2016
184 kr
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Acclaimed by the Daily Mail as ''definitive and harrowing'', this is the final volume of ''The People''s Trilogy'', begun by the Samuel Johnson prize-winning Mao''s Great Famine. ''The seminal English language work on the subject'' Sunday Times ''A major contribution to scholarship on modern China, …
How to Be a Dictator
The Cult of Personality in the Twentieth Century
E-bok, 2019
276 kr
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''Brilliant'' NEW STATESMAN , BOOKS OF THE YEAR ''Enlightening and a good read'' SPECTATOR ''Moving and perceptive'' NEW STATESMAN Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin, Mao Zedong, Kim Il-sung, Ceausescu, Mengistu of Ethiopia and Duvalier of Haiti. No dictator can rule through fear and violence alone. Naked …
China After Mao
The Rise of a Superpower
E-bok, 2022
164 kr
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_______________ A SPECTATOR AND NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR ''A revolutionary book'' Sunday Times ''A pulsating account that makes clear how important it is to look beneath the surface when it comes to any period or region in history – but above all to China'' Peter Frankopan, TLS ''Essential …
China After Mao
The Rise of a Superpower
E-bok, 2022
160 kr
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_______________ A SPECTATOR AND NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR ''A revolutionary book'' Sunday Times ''A pulsating account that makes clear how important it is to look beneath the surface when it comes to any period or region in history – but above all to China'' Peter Frankopan, TLS ''Essential …
Red Dawn Over China
How Communism Conquered a Quarter of Humanity
E-bok, 2026
276 kr
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A FINANCIAL TIMES HIGHLIGHT FOR 2026 'The most important reappraisal of modern China to appear in years' PETER FRANKOPAN, author of The Silk Roads and The Earth TransformedFrom renowned, prize-winning historian Frank Dik tter 'the historian of China' (Spectator) a commanding new history of China's …
Red Dawn Over China
How Communism Conquered a Quarter of Humanity
E-bok, 2026
331 kr
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The history of modern China has long been portrayed as a tale of Communists fighting in the hills for freedom, gradually gaining popular support by taking land from the rich and giving it to the poor. Drawing on a wealth of archival evidence, Red Dawn Over China reveals how unlikely the Party's …
How to Be a Dictator: The Cult of Personality in the Twentieth Century
Häftad, 2022
226 kr
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How to Be a Dictator
The Cult of Personality in the Twentieth Century
Häftad, 2020
187 kr
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‘Brilliant’ NEW STATESMAN, BOOKS OF THE YEAR‘Enlightening and a good read’ SPECTATOR‘Moving and perceptive’ NEW STATESMANMussolini, Hitler, Stalin, Mao Zedong, Kim Il-sung, Ceausescu, Mengistu of Ethiopia and Duvalier of Haiti.No dictator can rule through fear and violence alone. Naked power can be …
